Head of Project Extra Mile leaving her post

The head of a Nebraska organization that works to prevent underage drinking is moving on. For the past 17 years Diane Riibe led efforts to prevent underage drinking as executive director of Project Extra Mile.

Riibe is leaving at the end of December to take a job in North Carolina where she will focus on alcohol policy efforts on a national level. During her tenure, Riibe helped lead an number of efforts but perhaps the largest changed the legal classification of sweet alcoholic drinks known as “alco-pops” claiming those beverages were often marketed to minors.